San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-07-16
EDITORIAL BREVTIEs

the "enemles that they nave maze"
KALAKUA Is not unmindful OF at least
one Of his kingly prerOgrstiyes. lie
deems II unnecessary to keep faith with
his subjects. The Old seml-saVage lies
like u son Of gun.
IT was an IAN AmOOsin Cuss" who
first struck the Keynote on the demo-
cratic lyTe and announced that james
G Blaine had turRed out a tirst-Class
rOyalist and SO killed his presidential
chances.
JUDGE NOONAN, of St Louis, rules that
playing base ball on the grounds OF the
association does not interfere with the
proper observance Of the sabbath In that
city. Wonder Abe, who was arrested NJ
last Sundays game, Ia discharged, and
the big bridge city will resume It's Sun
day exercises at the park.
The cot on estimaters, who have been
casting their eye over Texas, rs Moses
cast his over the gOOdly land of promise,
foot up probable crop of 1000 600
bales. None of them have offered TO in
sure the state that amount, rs yet.
The American Magazine for August
makes its appearance early, with very
readable table Of contents. The article,
"The supreme Court" illustrated, Is
we'll worth double the price OF the Maya
zine, and should be on the table OF every
American reader.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, Is still blOssOming
out. The ElytOn Land company prom
Use the largest nail and rail works in the
southern states, and a gas and fuel plant
TO supply city Of 100 900 population. Ii
Is estimated that these Industries Will
bring ia At least S2,OOO,O 900 OF northern
| capital. At this rate the solid south Is
liable to get fractured.
The ink has faded on the original
draft of the Declaration Of lndepend-
ence and not line can be traced even
with q microscope. All! Had the
kindly fstes deoreed that the ink with
which the battle-flsg order was written
had faded ere that document saw the
light. there would be less mourning to.
day In the house of Grover the First.
BARNUM and Sells and FOrepaugh are
all sending out their circus posters. The
merning paper puts in bid for the
Texas circus in the shape OF the next
democratic convention, prOphesying
that it will pan out more monkey tricks
than any other Offering.
GRAIN rates from Kansas city to Chi
cagO are reduced fully ten per cent with
promise OF another reduction when corn
Is ready for shipment. Build that Hen
nepin canal and freights on grain would
come down to bed rock on east going
grain, and railroads would cease TO pay
eight per cent dividends on an eighty
four per cent wstered stock.
The Grand Army Of the Republic held
severely alOof from all participation in
the presidents reception in Central New
York this week. Utica clubs, United
States soldiers, Indian chiefs and civic
societies OF all kinds were present. The
insulted defenders of the nations life
alone were absent, and they were absent
only because sense Of self respect de-
manded such a rebuke Of presidential
contempt.
CANADA Is very successfully pushing
herself into British notice. Her trans
continental railway is in need OF British
subsidies for mail and troop transpOrta-
tiOns, and there is every prospects that
her effort to secure these from the Lon
don parliament will be successful and
Canada become the highway for traffic
between the court of ST. James aud In
dia and Australia.
The Calvert Courier announces the ex-
pulsiOn OF Speaker PendletOn, from the
for entertaining 8nti-prOhibItiOn views.
The Courier does not name the church,
but the inference is fair that 1t must
nave been a branch Of the church of the
Holy hOCus-pOcus. This is Chrlsuy?
GROVER is still on the St. Louis rack.
A morning Telegram announces that Il
gentleman who recently talked with the
president said to the gentleman who
wired the tIdiDgs, think you can say
that the president will be in ST. Louis
Oct. 2" Hhe movements OF the Fat
Boy in DOthebOys nall were not half so
slLggishly uncertain as are the move.
menGs Of his Buffalo brother.
The Baltimore and Ohio road is a
chestnut If not a bone OF contention.
could denies having any finger in it.
DrrXel and Morgan r pudlate all con-
Lection with il, and the agitatOrs have
not been able to saddle the ownership
on any one save the preseut holders, the
CARROTS, Why not let IL stay in the
garrett 1t is not absolutely necessary
10 bring it down on the ground floor.
The Times is late in Announcing that
a republican spasm is likely 10 result as
the effect OF nominating the "Old
Roman" Allen q, Thurman. for govern
or, of ohio. Thurman knows that he has
not even "a ghost of show and positive
ly refuses to make the race. His bosom
friend, Congressman Campbell, will be
slaughtered in his room and stead. All
the same is Allen G. Thurman the best
man 10 the democratic party today, and
IL is matter OF profound astOnlshmeut
and national humiliation that such n
Ran was sAelVed three years ago when
presidential nominations were in order.
THREE weeks more for the disiDtegra-
tiny forces of the Texas democracy to
work their distinctions in the old party.
II anything else but the liberties OF the
citizens of the state were in the balance,
the LIGHT would gladly eXclaim Lay
on MaCdut and damned be he who fret
cries Hold Enough" As IL is the
most earnest work is required to save
the state out of the jaws of prohibition
ist fanatics. After that republicans can
stand back and see the fur fly. There is
no danger of the prOhibs letting up after
August, no matter what the result may
be.
THE balance of trade against the Uni
ted States for the last three months ag-
gregates about $40 100000. The June
deficit was about $1,000, 900. Stocks
have lowered, but cotton, pork, coffee,
iron and steel rails are higher. Corn.
wheat and oil are lower and wool much
depressed. Speculation has been active
of late and values are in some cOmmOdi-
ties unsettled. From n survey of the
iiell there is not much expectation OF
any increase in agricultural products.
Cotton may possibly prove an eXoep-
ton, but meats and bresdstuffs rule low.
The prohibition papers having denied
the correctness Of the position assumed
for "Sam Houston" on the subject Of
prohibition, as written by himself: and,